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Weight Loss Benefits Heart, Even If Some Regained
It can be downright discouraging to work hard to lose 10 pounds, only to regain a few later. But don't be downhearted - a new evidence review says the important heart health benefits of weight loss are sustained even if some of the weight comes back. People who drop some...
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8,000 Steps Just Once a Week Cuts Mortality Risk
Walking 8,000 steps - about four miles (6.4 kilometers) - one or two days a week may significantly reduce the risk of an early death, according to a study released on Tuesday. While regular exercise is known to lower mortality risk, the study published in the journal JAMA...
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'Body Odor Therapy' Eases Social Anxiety
Could inhaling a deep whiff of another person's sweat help ease crippling social anxiety? Quite possibly, new Swedish research suggests. The notion stems from a trial that involved just 48 women. All struggled with what's known as social anxiety disorder - an often intense...
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Music Boosts the Benefits of Medication
A new study found that listening to music can make medicines more effective. Researchers from Michigan State University examined the effects of musical interventions on chemotherapy-induced nausea. The team found that patients who listened to their favorite music for 30...
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The Health Benefits of Bone Broth
Bone broth, a liquid made from boiling down animal bones and connective tissue, has been getting a lot of attention in the past few weeks. According to TODAY.com, the controversy began when actor Gwyneth Paltrow revealed on a podcast that she often eats only a bowl of bone...
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Foods That Relieve, or Worsen, Seasonal Allergies
For millions of Americans who suffer from seasonal allergies to pollen and mold, climate change is bringing an earlier, longer, and overall worse allergy season. According to Climate Central, plants are leafing and blooming earlier, and the growing season is lasting longer...
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Foods That Work Like Ozempic Without the Side Effects
There has been a lot of controversy over the drug Ozempic being used off-label for weight loss. The medication, designed primarily to treat Type 2 diabetes, has become the latest rage among those willing to pay $1,000 a month to shed pounds. According to Study Finds, the...
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Lower-Carb, Plant-Based Diet Best for Diabetes
Cutting some carbohydrates may help people with type 2 diabetes live longer - as long as they are swapping sugar for vegetables instead of steak, new research suggests. The study, of more than 10,000 U.S. adults with type 2 diabetes, found that those who ate relatively fewer...
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Exercise Beats Drugs, Therapy for Alleviating Depression
Depression and anxiety are leading causes of the global mental health burden and the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the situation. In 2019, the World Health Organization said that one in eight people, or 970 million people, around the world were living with a mental health...
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Study: Coffee Cuts Risk for Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes
Your morning cup of coffee may do more than wake you up. According to a new study published in the journal BMJ Medicine, drinking coffee regularly could reduce body fat and the risk of getting Type 2 diabetes. But don't think that swigging an Irish coffee this St. Patrick's...
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A Good Night's Sleep Makes Vaccine More Effective
It may be possible to nudge your vaccine to work a little better. The trick is a good night's sleep. Sleep helps the immune system respond to vaccination, according to a new meta-analysis of past research, published March 13 in Current Biology. In it, researchers found that...
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The Best Sleeping Positions for What Ails You
If you were asked your favorite sleep position, you'd probably be able to answer pretty quickly. But it can be a little trickier to figure out the best sleeping position - one that helps you reduce your aches and pains and maximize the enormous health benefits that research...
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For Most, Money Actually Can Buy Happiness
It's a question pundits have pondered for ages. Can money buy happiness? According to a new study, the answer depends on how happy, or unhappy, you are to begin with. For most people, more money does bring more joy into their lives, say the researchers, but for a subset of...
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Eat These Foods to Boost Your Mood and Energy
If you are feeling tired and sluggish this week after the time change, you are not alone. Research has shown that turning the clocks ahead for even one hour can wreak havoc on your health. In fact, according to Healthline, after the switch to daylight saving time there's a...
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How to Prepare for Daylight Saving Time
Twice a year people across 70 countries change their clocks. In the U.S., on the second Sunday of March, we move our clocks one hour ahead and repeat the mantra, "Spring forward, fall back." This year daylight saving time (DST) will start at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 12. In...
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Visiting the Dentist Could Stave Off Arthritis
A recent study published in Science Translational Medicine found a link between oral bacteria and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The researchers from Rice University say that regular visits to the dentist may help prevent RA by boosting periodontal health. According to Study...
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Wearing an Eye Mask During Sleep Boosts Cognitive Function
A recent study published in the journal Sleep found that wearing an eye mask overnight improves episodic learning and alertness. The researchers performed two separate experiments on 18 to 35 year-old study participants and found that wearing an eye mask to block ambient...
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How a Four-Day Work Week Improves Health
A large study conducted in the U.K. found that a four-day work week improves employees' health in a number of ways, from reducing anxiety and stress to supporting better sleep and more time to exercise. "It genuinely has, even with our academic skepticism, been a really...
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Study: Aged Garlic Extract Boosts Heart Health
Chronic inflammation has been linked to increased risk for cardiovascular disease as well as other illnesses. In a recent study, scientists at Sweden's Skane University Hospital and Lund University discovered that a daily dose of Kyolic Aged Garlic Extract (AGE) effectively...
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How to Prevent 'Tech Neck'
If you spend hours a day scrolling on your smartphone or tablet, you might get "tech neck." "Humans are upright creatures, and our bodies aren't designed to look down for long periods of time, which puts extra pressure on the cervical spine," said Dr. Kavita Trivedi,...
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Study: Exercising 22 Minutes Daily Reduces Liver Fat
Often, patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease are advised to lose weight, but that can be hard to do and takes precious time. Now, researchers report they have found another strategy can help lower liver fat in people with this condition, which affects nearly 30% of...
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Cutting Calories May Slow Aging in Healthy Adults
The key to living longer could be eating less. In a new study published in the journal Nature Aging, researchers found that a calorie-restricted diet had substantial health benefits, including delayed aging. "The main take-home of our study is that it is possible to slow the...
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Cold Water Plunges are Popular, But Science on Benefits is Mixed
The coolest thing on social media these days may be celebrities and regular folks plunging into frigid water or taking ice baths. The touted benefits include improved mood, more energy, weight loss and reduced inflammation, but the science supporting some of those claims is...
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This is the Most Stressful Time of Day, According to New Poll
A new survey pinpoints the most stressful time of day as 7:23 a.m. However, the first case of "drama" occurs around 8:18 a.m. say researchers who polled 2,000 British adults on the top things that cause daily anxiety. Among the leading stressors causing those dramatic...
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Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Risk of Developing Long COVID in Half
People who get COVID-19 are at risk for long-term health consequences, but a healthy lifestyle may protect against long COVID, a new study suggests. Women who maintained six healthy habits - a healthy weight, didn't smoke, exercised regularly, slept and ate well, and drank...